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Battered but not Beaten

Day 63 of illustrating everyday. I started out this project as a personal challenge to see if I can do it...drawing and illustrating everyday and to work, socialize and be active at the same time and I have been succeeding but...I didn't think that my emotions and thoughts would bleed into my work so much.

The last few weeks have been tough and it's drained me emotionally, spiritually and financially...frankly I have taken a bit of a beating as of late. I may be down right now but I will not be defeated by any of this....though I may need a bit of time to heal and recuperate my losses.

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Day 34 and I've finally done another one of the drawing requests. Only 2 more to go! This one is for my friend Peter Douglas, he requested this on facebook a while back, his request: A rancid baby teething on the enterprise while a stray shrink ray lies on the porch of the redneck family. This was done with fineliners and brought into photoshop.

I am worried about what's going to happen after the pilot gig. It's been really slow this year and with financial crisis looming...who knows what's going to happen. I've never done any other sort of work that wasn't creative...with the exception of that one summer job I had working at a chocolate factory and admittedly that was fun. Oh the chocolates...so many chocolates...ending up in my pocket (it was all perfectly legal, they encouraged workers to eat chocolates thinking that will make us all sick of it....obviously they didn't know that I could live solely on chocolates). Anyway, I can't complain, I&…

Howdy! It's been a while since i posted anything up on the blog. My bad. I've been super busy with one job after another and I WAS doing a few drawing challenges too before I got overrun with work.

For news, I finished up with one of my animation jobs last Monday, started work at one of my regular studios on Thursday and we're working on a cartoon movie for DVD, did drawing and freelance illustration in between those days and caught up with a friend, somebody was being a jack ass on the tram and I let them know it. Rob and I also watched Logan, a great movie and I would totally recommend it.

Today, I did a bit of work, received text from one of my employers about more work and we're about to enjoy the day in a country fair. Well, if we make it in time. I also cooked up pancakes this morning and it wasn't a disaster.

Our kitty Hanzo (changed from Dorian) is causing a lot of mischief and he likes to eat electric cables. Guess we have to find something to stop…

Hi! It's been a while since I posted, I know. This one is rather late since I was at this location last Saturday. It was a lot of fun, walking, sketching and being outdoors in general. I haven't been able to draw as much lately. Probably only once a week. I've been working at nights and on Sundays to get all my work done for the current project am working on. It's been very tiring but the project is looking really good and it will be something that I will be proud to say that I was a part of. Now...we just need to finish it and we can then enjoy the rewards (and the freedom) from it.

For other news, I am heading to Tasmania soon for a 4 day sketching trip! I am really looking forward to it. I had to buy some fingerless gloves and wash all my winter apparel so I am warm while sketching! Fingers crossed that it isn't raining...otherwise, it will all be interior drawings!

Okay...not long now till the day...where I can spend some time just drawing what I wa…